The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1887-01-15
STATE NEWS AND VIEWS.

me lcuNuaT law was observed Ill
lerrebonne.
The Sunday Law was strictly
observed i'll Rayne. Not one OF the
Establishments decreed to be closed,
vas opened Arcadia Sentinel.
Unless some check is put upon Il
few of the Justices Of the Peace in
this parish, the parish will he bauk-
rupt in few months.
"a lberyille South.
We believe there was less drink
ing this Christmas than ever before.
Mindfn is blessed by having a very
few confirmed ,lrrukards i'll her
midst. -lDemocratic Tribune.
Maj' Il. A. Burke, we are inform
ed, has leased and will occupy Mrs.
LatcIford's residence on Boulevard,
near the Capitol, during the coming
Aear.I-Truth.
The political opponents of ex-
Go, ernor Nichols, who are labor
ing to induce the people to believe
that he is not a good Democrat
have taken u big contract. - Demo
cratic Review.
The Cleveland Leaders, fund for
a Christmas dinner for the poor
amounted to $3,605. and more than
1900 baskets of provisions were
distributed among as many families.
-ITimcs.Democrat.
immigration must come TO north
Louisiana; the people are arouSing
ana going to work and putting
money III the project. This is the
way tc accomplish the desired end.
n Bienyille Advance.
Work on the artesian well is still
going on, 1t has reached a depth
Of $50 feet, $50 of which was
through quick sand and the balance
clay. Water is plentiful, but not
satisfactorily Lake Charles Com,
merciaI.
We are told, that there are very
few OF our Planters, who have been
able to make arrangements for next
year, and the majority do not as
yet know what they will do.
= Terre5onne Times.
We learn that several of our
sugar planters i'll st. Mary propose
to quit lie business and seek other
emf loympnt for their means and
talent. We sincerely hope that ere
the spring work commences they
will change their mind and enter
upon the old work with new zeal
l. Morgan City Free Press.
We cordially sympatllizo with the lnrg;
class of clerks and other employees who, il IL
| assumed, will be benefited by this law anC
we would heartily join in any agitation OF
movement to influence our business men
of all classes, to suspend business for one day
in the week and thus give their hard workeG
and faithful employees one day Of rest ant
recreation. But that is Il matter which every
man must determine according to his owl
interest and conscience; and We regard SUNDAY
laws, aud all similar legislation, as contrary
| to tue spirit of our fee institutions and t,
that religious liberty " hich is one of the cornell
tsones OF our governmental States.
Several Of our Subscribers have
come forward and paid up this week.
but there are others yet behind
We again urge them to settle up.
for they might die before the ycal
is out, owing the printer, and we
are firmly persuaded that there can
be no happy hereafter fer the per
son who has willlully failed 10 nay
the printer. Now is the time; 81
hurry up.-iSt. Landry Democrat.
abolishing the salaries of the con
stables and justices of the peace.
and making fee bills under existing
laws, the basis Of their compensation
is u move i'll the right direction as
it will have tendency to an ia,
creased efficiency not obtained VII
the present system.
Miss Bertha Zeringne, a most
charming young Miss from St.
Charles, spent few days with
Miss Ella Samuels and returned
honey Wednesday, [GrctnaCourier.
Tho first test case under the
Mary land statute prohibiting in.
TIL Ditll dOlNCCH iOtS anu
whites has recently been decided at
HagerstoWn, The parties to the
case were Joseph Il. Woods, a
negro man, and Anna NicodemuS,
a white woman. They were both
sentenced to the penitentialy for
eighteen months. The counsel
made Il fight as to the construction
OF the fifteenth amendment, which
the court overruled.--I Picayune.
In going through any large print,
ing establishment you willSee forms
in chases marked "dead forms.'
They have served the purpose for
which they were originated and are
worthless, until recognized and
new life put into them. There are
also in the world many people who
are the tahernacles OF dead souls
souls more dead than the In,
animate type, for they have never
answered any Of the grand require.